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The movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above t

...late the [[atmospheric reentry]] of a orbital or deep space probe entering atmosphere at especially high speed.

...events are routinely detected by the sensors that are used to monitor the atmosphere for nuclear explosions. June 1908 - [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]. An object exploded low in the atmosphere, flattening trees over a large area.

Upper portion of a two-part division of the atmosphere (the lower portion is the homosphere) according to the general homogeneity

...h [[combustion]] product gases (''[[flue gas]]es'') are exhausted to the [[atmosphere]]. Includes the draft (draught) effect of hot gases flowing through tall st

The lowest of the main layers of the Earth's atmosphere, extending up about 12km from Earth's surface.

...olor). The artwork is characterized by the search for a vibrant, chromatic atmosphere, bringing them close to the [[impressionism|impressionistic]] tradition.

...mount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water (at one [[Atmosphere (unit)|atm]]) by 1 Celsius. ...lorie'', is measured by heating 1 gram water from 14.5 °C to 15.5 °C at 1 atmosphere absolute pressure. The 4° calorie, also called the ''small calorie'', is m

...e extraction is destructive to the environment, whose burning pollutes the atmosphere, and whose supplies are finite and not renewable.

Layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere

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* Thomas, G.E. and K. Stamnes (1999). ''Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean'', Cambridge Univiversity Press.

...y]]).<ref>[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/atmos/atmos_intro.htm The Atmosphere] From the website of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]

...launching site, for the launch of scientific rockets to explore the upper atmosphere and [[aurora borealis]].

...sub>2</sub>) and [[oxygen]] (O₂) which is the part of [[Earth's atmosphere]] that [[human]]s and all other [[animal]]s breathe in order to obtain the

| [[Liter|L]]·[[atmosphere (unit)|atm]]·K^-1·mol^-1 ==The U.S. Standard Atmosphere's gas constant==

...use gases present in the lower atmosphere. This absorption warms the lower atmosphere.</small> ...he Science of Climate Change</i>, Cambridge Univ. Press.</ref>. The top-of-atmosphere outgoing radiation balances the absorbed 235 W/m² of solar radia

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*[http://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/environ/m3/s2/03earthatmos.shtml Earth & its Atmosphere] From the website of [[Carnegie Mellon University]] Office of Technology fo

| quote=The flow of charged solar particles through the Earth's upper atmosphere is strong enough to ionise atmospheric particles, resulting in the eerie gl When these charged particles interact with the upper atmosphere there are various kinds of exchanges of [[energy]], resulting in the transm